“I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” he said.
“I should’ve been promoting myself.”
Fassbender added that he wasn’t really in the running, though.
Michael Fassbender; Daniel Craig as James Bond.Credit:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Nicola Dove / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
“I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” he said.
I should’ve been promoting myself …
I was terrible at auditions."
Michael Fassbender.Darren Gerrish/WireImage
“That was it, really.
There was never a conversation after that.”
He also revealed that he’s not in the running to replace Craig.
“I think it’s over,” he said.
“It’s over.”
“I also thoughtAaron Taylor-Johnsonwas a really good call …
He works out, and he’s also very good.”
The Bond role wasn’t the only shot at a franchise lead that Fassbender fumbled.
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